Emails sent to Alaskans on Tuesday warned them to “vote for Trump or else”
Several Alaskans in communities across the state posted screenshots of the emails early Tuesday, and news reports from Florida indicated that the same messages were sent to some voters there.
LISTEN: Congolese refugees arrival in Alaska featured in documentary on kindness
"The Antidote" shows members of a Congolese immigrant family -- including a 104-year-old grandma -- arriving on the icy streets of mid-winter Anchorage, with the help of Catholic Social Services' Refugee Assistance program, after 17 years in a Rwandan refugee camp.
Wood bison reintroduced in Southwest Alaska see another year of loss, but with a silver lining
But biologists note that the decline wasn't as bad as in previous year's, which they hope shows that the population is adapting to their new home.
Report co-written by former Alaska budget director Arduin ranks Gov. Dunleavy 49th out of 50 governors
In a webinar on Friday announcing the report, Arduin said Dunleavy could improve his ranking by cutting state spending and working to change state policies on welfare and labor unions.
Without running water, Stebbins improvises sanitation amid COVID-19 outbreak
With hand washing stations made from buckets and locally-made bleach, communities are doing the best they can to cope with coronavirus cases.
House District 28 race centers budget crisis
Republican James Kaufman and Democrat-nominated Independent Suzanne LaFrance are battling to represent House District 28, in South Anchorage, including the Hillside and Girdwood. Both say solving Alaska’s fiscal crisis is their first priority, but their strategies are different.
7.5-magnitude “shaker” prompts tsunami warning from Aleutians to Kenai Peninsula
A 7.;5 magnitude quake struck just before 1 p.m. near Sand Point, but residents there didn't report any significant wave.
Polls open in Alaska for early in-person voting
At noon on the first day of in-person voting, the wait was more than an hour, and Janiece Buck didn't mind.
Rising coronavirus cases temporarily shut down Kenai Peninsula, Mat-Su schools
The Mat-Su and Kenai Peninsula regions are under the state's "red alert" level based on their rates of coronavirus cases.
LISTEN: COVID-19 cases are surging in Alaska. What’s the outlook for winter?
Alaska's Covid case numbers are accelerating at an alarming rate. Daily counts have been in the triple digits for weeks. Why are cases increasing so quickly now and what might it mean for winter transmission rates as Alaskans spend time indoors and distancing becomes more difficult?
‘Skyrocketing’ cases among Alaskans in their 20s and 30s driving new spike
Alaska recorded three straight days of more than 200 coronavirus cases beginning on Friday as a COVID-19 surge continues in the state.
After allegations against manager, Gross campaign says it has ‘gold standard’ harassment policy
We asked each Alaska Congressional campaign how they're handling issues of sexual harassment, and how they’re protecting workers in jobs that are notorious for their long hours, stressful working conditions and loose boundaries between the personal and professional.
Kodiak man’s protest ends with no change to hospital visit policy
A Kodiak fisherman camped out for weeks in front of Providence hospital after he was denied entrance to see his daughter who was being treated there. But
Why some people appear to vote twice in Alaska’s election data
A "data hobbyist" says he found scores of examples of people voting more than once. But the Division of Elections says none of those votes were counted.
33 inmates infected with coronavirus in Fairbanks prison
The facility is undergoing a 14-day quarantine.
Assembly reorganizes, elects Austin Quinn-Davidson to become interim mayor
The Anchorage Assembly voted to reorganize on Friday, electing Austin Quinn-Davidson to the role of Assembly chair. Following Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s resignation on October 23, Quinn-Davidson will become the interim mayor of Anchorage until the public elects a new mayor.
Climate change is forcing some villages to move. What is the government doing to help? | Alaska Insight
Increasingly violent and frequent storms driven by climate change are becoming the new normal. The reliable freeze-up that would stabilize shorelines before heavy winter weather helped to protect Alaska’s coastal areas from extreme erosion.
Dunleavy’s court system vetoes because of abortion funding were illegal, judge says
Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jennifer Henderson ruled that Dunleavy’s vetoes of $334,700 both last year and this year violated the separation of powers doctrine. She also voided the veto for the current budget.
‘People have gotten a little bit lax’: Coronavirus cases projected to double in Anchorage every 25 days
Coronavirus cases are again on the rise in Alaska, and many of the infections are centered in Anchorage, which recently set a new record-high daily case count.
New poll finds Sullivan ahead in race to keep U.S. Senate seat
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is leading challenger Al Gross in a new poll of likely Alaska voters.